Diane L. Jacobson
Professor of Old Testament
 

2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
djacobso@luthersem.edu


(651)641-3268                   Office: BH 104C
(651)641-3354(FAX)         Phone ext: 268

Director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA

Courses

IC2642	Teaching and Learning the Bible with Adults      Major challenges of engaging the Bible in the world today           Challenges & Visions (pptx)           Devotional Reading           Emmaus Methods Outline Devotional (docx)           Reading Devotionally - Instructions (docx)           No Prep Bible Study (doc)           Bible Study Methods (docx)           Devotional Reading (pptx)	Spring 2010
OT4130	Harlots and Heroines    Bibliography     Genesis 1-3     Genesis 12-50     Judges     Narrative Tip     Web Assignments	Spring 2009
OT3114  / OT3116	Wisdom Literature         Bibliography 2010       Class Handouts       Proverbs 1-9, 31       Web Instructions	Fall 2009
OT3114/ OT3116	Wisdom Literature Class Handouts         Job ATLA	Fall 2007
LG1100	Hebrew   Dear J-Term Hebrew Students   What is On Each Test        Test #1        Test #2        Test #3        Test #4	J-term 2008
LG1100	Hebrew continued in first half of Spring semester      Deuteronomy pg 1     Deuteronomy pg 2     Genesis 21:14-21    Genesis 22:1-14    Instructions for Parsing Verbs    Tips for Reading Hebrew Narrative    Bibleworks Hebrew & Greek keyboard help    Biblical Windows - Hebrew Alphabet help	Spring 2008

 

“I take joy when scripture contradicts itself, because this indicates that God’s truth is far more complicated than my truth. If we use it to make life easy, we betray how scripture makes truth work.”

-- Diane Jacobson, professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., speaking at a Lutheran World Federation meeting in Switzerland on “Authority of the Bible in the Life of the Church”

National Catholic Reporter, December 10, 2004

 

Resources

Book of Faith - an ELCA initiative to deepen and broaden engagement with the Bible for all ages, all cultures, and to draw on our heritage of faithful ways to let the Word engage us.
 

Diane L. Jacobson is available to speak at your congregation's event or adult forum on the following topics:

• Law in the Old Testament
• The Book of Exodus
• The Book of Psalms
• The Creation
• The Figure of Woman Wisdom and the Books of Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes
• Women in the Old Testament

 

Links/Materials/Publications

Holden Village Handouts 2007
     Women in Judges
     Tips for Reading Hebrew Narrative
     Women in the Life of David

Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship
This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the
Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
       The Stewardship of Vocation
       The Stewardship of Creation
       The Stewardship of Time
       The Book of Ruth — Boaz
       The Book of Ruth — Ruth
       The Book of Ruth — Naomi

Articles written for The Lutheran Magazine on the Psalms

Sing to the Lord a New Song December 2005

Praying Blessings on Others November 2005

God is Our Refuge, Strength October 2005

Lord, Teach Us Your Ways September 2005

A Journey of Praise August 2005

Lament as True Prayer July 2005

The Challenge of Lament June 2005

Who is this Lord? May 2005

And Who Are We? April 2005

From Death to Resurrection March 2005

Have Mercy on Us February 2005

I Lift Up My Eyes ... January 2005

Education/Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D.	Union Theological Seminary New York, NY	1990		Biographical Notes Photo (suitable for publication) Profile
M.Phil.	Union Theological Seminary	1982
M.A.	Columbia University/ Union Theological Seminary New York City, NY	1977
B.A.	Connecticut College New London, CT	1970

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Last Updated: April 26, 2007